There is also a longer paper (mentioned in the presentation) dealing with this issue from a specific point of view: http://files.cloudprivacy.net/ssl-mitm.pdf

There is also a longer paper (mentioned in the presentation) dealing with this issue from a specific point of view: http://files.cloudprivacy.net/ssl-mitm.pdf http://files.cloudprivacy.net/ssl-mitm.pdf Certified Lies: Detecting and Defeating Government Interception Attacks Against SSL (Christopher Soghoian and Sid Stamm) It makes it very clear how every trusted CA in the world currently has the power to circumvent the security of any https-protected website; by themselves or compelled by someone else.